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Seven more venues unveiled by Boston 2024 ahead of key United States Olympic Committee meeting

  • Paris 2024

Another raft of venue changes have been unveiled by Boston 2024 as they seek to boost support for their under fire Olympics and Paralympics bid just five days before a Quarterly Board Meeting of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).

wrestling and judo at Boston College’s Conte Forum and weightlifting at the Matthews Arena.Boxing, indoor volleyball

earlier this month that non-city centre venues would also be used for shooting, canoe slalom, sailing and beach


Double Olympic champion Bailey surprises family by delivering Toronto 2015 tickets to their front door

  • Toronto 2015

Double Olympic gold medallist Donovan Bailey surprised a family in Ontario by hand delivering their tickets for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games on their doorstep as the countdown continues to the event getting underway on July 10.

compete at Toronto 2015 Pan American GamesJune 2015: Defending champions Brazil to open Pan American beach

volleyball competitionMay 2015: Toronto 2015 release indoor volleyball schedule as tickets for all remaining

sport events go on saleMay 2015: Canadian sitting volleyball squads announced ahead of Toronto 2015May


Deerfield River announced as latest planned venue for Boston 2024

  • Paris 2024

The Deerfield River in western Massachusetts will play host to canoe slalom events if Boston is successful in its bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it has been announced.

Paralympic gymnastic and basketball events.They also recently confirmed Squantum Point Park will stage the beach

volleyball competitions after the original idea to utilise Boston Common provoked heavy criticism.The


Toronto 2015 unveil men's and women's Pan American Games water polo schedules

  • Toronto 2015

Toronto 2015 have released the full schedule for men's and women's water polo competitions with the United States and Brazil likely to prove the greatest threat to the hosts chances of success.

bronze and gold medal matches.Related storiesMay 2015: Defending champions Brazil to open Pan American beach

volleyball competitionMay 2015: Toronto 2015 release indoor volleyball schedule as tickets for all remaining


Plavins and Regza deliver Latvia’s first European Games gold in beach volleyball

  • Baku 2015

Games for Latvia as they beat Russia's Dmitry Barsouk and Yaroslav Koshkarev 2-1 in the final of the beach

volleyball.

well in the third set.”The Czech Republic's 41-year-old Premysl Kubala (left) celebrates bronze in the beach

volleyball with Jan Hadrada, whose father he played with at the beginning of his career ©Getty ImagesPlavins

Related storiesJune 2015: Switzerland seal Baku 2015 women's beach volleyball gold with thrilling


Switzerland seal Baku 2015 women's beach volleyball gold with thrilling win over Austria

  • Baku 2015

Swiss pair Nicole Eiholzer and Nina Betschart became the first-ever European Games beach volleyball

straight-sets 21-19, 21-19 triumph to the delight of the contingent from their supporters inside the Beach

first to secure the final podium place.The men’s bronze and gold medal matches are due to round off the beach

volleyball competitions at the European Games tomorrow.Related storiesJune 2015: Inaugural European


Cayman Islands Olympic Committee launch first National House at Pan American Games

  • PASO

For the first time, the Cayman Islands will have a national "House" at an international multi-sport event after a partnership was signed between the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC) and FUSE Marketing Group ahead of next month's Pan American Games.

Athletes have already qualified to compete in athletics, beach volleyball, gymnastics and swimming next


Boston Celtics TD Garden to stage basketball and gymnastics if Boston hosts 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

  • Paris 2024

the Olympic and Paralympic basketball and gymnastics events while Squantum Point Park will stage beach

volleyball should Boston be successful in their 2024 bid, it has been announced.

claimed will be a legacy benefit of the project.Boston Common had been the original planned host of beach

volleyball but that was met with stern opposition from residents.Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has reiterated


Port Moresby 2015 hold test event at Sir John Guise Stadium ahead of Pacific Games

  • Pacific Games News

Port Moresby 2015 have staged a test event at the recently-renovated Sir John Guise Stadium ahead of this year’s Pacific Games, which is due to begin with the Opening Ceremony on July 4.

instrumental in them gaining independence from Australia in 1975, will host athletics, rugby, hockey and beach

volleyball during the Games, as well as the Opening Ceremony.Fireworks were set off ahead of the match


AIBA announce 84 boxers who secured quota places to compete at Toronto 2015 Pan American Games

  • Toronto 2015

International Boxing Association (AIBA) and the American Boxing Confederation have revealed the names of the boxers who are set to compete at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.

province of Ontario.Related storiesJune 2015:  Defending champions Brazil to open Pan American beach

volleyball competitionMay 2015:  Toronto 2015 release indoor volleyball schedule as tickets for

all remaining sport events go on saleMay 2015:  Canadian sitting volleyball squads announced ahead


Rugby sevens schedule released for Toronto 2015 Pan American Games

  • Toronto 2015

Toronto 2015 has announced the full competition schedule for the men's and women's rugby sevens tournaments at next month’s Pan American Games.

follow from August 7 to 15.Related storiesMay 2015:  Defending champions Brazil to open Pan American beach

volleyball competitionMay 2015:  Toronto 2015 release indoor volleyball schedule as tickets for all


USOC announces Road to Rio tour details

  • PASO

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has announced details of the Road to Rio Tour, which will aim to bring the spirit of next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to Team USA fans.

athlete meet and greets and virtual-reality technology, allowing fans to experience pole vaulting, beach

volleyball, gymnastics and diving, and capture their own Olympic moment using green-screen technology.In

Rio Tour will add additional interactive sport-participation elements, including a basketball and beach

volleyball court, a zip line and a stage for live entertainment.Five-time Olympic medal-winning gymnast


Defending champions Brazil to open Pan American beach volleyball competition

  • Toronto 2015

Defending women’s champions Brazil will face Nicaragua in the opening match of the beach volleyball

competition, which will see 16 men’s and women’s teams battle it out at the purpose-built Chevrolet Beach

a clash against Aruba in the fourth match on court on the first day of competition on July 13.The beach

Heese and 1999 Pan American gold medallists Conrad Leinemann and Jody Holden.Canadian officials expect beach

volleyball to be one of the hottest tickets at this summer’s Games.Canada in beach volleyball action

volleyball tournament can be found here.Related storiesMay 2015: Toronto 2015 release indoor volleyball


Rio 2016 safety concerns rise after series of attacks close to Olympic venues

  • Rio 2016

Concerns over the safety of those attending next year's Olympic and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro have been revived after a series of attacks in the city over recent days, several of which took place within sight of venues to be used during the Games. 

have also been many cases of crimes being committed in other areas, including on Copacabana Bay where beach

volleyball, open water swimming and triathlon events will take place.Last December, British 470 class


Rio 2016 tickets set to go on sale to fans in Australia

  • ONOC

Official Rio 2016 ticket reseller CoSport have announced live tickets sales for next year's Olympic Games begin in Australia tomorrow.

as those that were confirmed but not purchased, with track cycling, athletics, swimming, hockey and beach

volleyball proving particularly popular.The demand for tickets in the initial phase rivalled that of